... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Friday morning through
Friday afternoon for gusty winds and low humidity for fire
weather zones 238... 239... 240... 242... 243... 244... 245... 248 and
249...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather
Watch... which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday
afternoon.
* Affected area... fire weather zone 238... Fort Collins...
Hereford... Loveland... Nunn... west Pawnee Grasslands... fire
weather zone 239... Arvada... Boulder... Golden... Lakewood...
Longmont... fire weather zone 240... Aurora... Brighton... city
of Denver... Denver International Airport... Highlands Ranch...
Littleton... Parker... fire weather zone 242... Briggsdale...
east Pawnee Grasslands... Grover... Pawnee Buttes... Raymer...
Stoneham... fire weather zone 243... Eaton... Fort Lupton...
Greeley... Roggen... fire weather zone 244... brush... Fort
Morgan... Goodrich... Wiggins... fire weather zone 245...
Bennett... Byers... Deer Trail... Leader... fire weather zone
248... Crook... Merino... Sterling... Peetz... fire weather zone
249... Akron... Cope... Last Chance... Otis.
* Timing... gusty west winds and low relative humidity will develop
Friday morning and continue through Friday afternoon.
* Wind... west to northwest winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to
40 mph will be possible Friday.
* Humidity... relative humidity values will be 8 to 16 percent for
most of the day Friday
* impacts... critically dry fuels combined with the strong winds
and low relative humidity will create the potential for rapid
fire growth.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible. Please advise the appropriate officials and fire
crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch.
257 PM MDT Wed Sep 8 2010
... Red flag warning in effect from 6 PM Thursday to 6 PM MDT
Friday for gusty winds and low humidity for fire weather zones
215 and 216...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a red flag
warning... which is in effect from 6 PM Thursday to 6 PM MDT
Friday.
* Affected area... fire weather zone 215... Estes Park...
Glendevey... Laramie River Valley... Nederland... Red Feather
Lakes... fire weather zone 216... Bailey... Central City...
Evergreen... Georgetown... Idaho Springs... northern Rampart
Range... Tarryall... Westcreek.
* Timing... winds will increase Thursday evening and become strong
after midnight and through Friday. The relative humidity will
fall below 15 percent Friday morning.
* Wind... west winds of 15 to 30 mph will develop Thursday evening.
Gusts up to 50 mph will possible after midnight Thursday night
and through Friday afternoon.
* Humidity... relative humidity values will be in the 20 to 35
percent range Thursday night and fall into the 10 to 20 percent
range Friday
* impacts... critically dry fuels combined with the strong winds
and low relative humidity will create the potential for rapid
fire growth.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring or imminent. Please advise the appropriate
officials and fire crews in the field of this red flag warning.